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HIROSHI AOKI（JAPAN, b.1976~）青木 弘
1976年鳥取県出身、横浜市在住。写真家の武政義夫氏に師事。英国への留学を経て2002年よりフリーランスとして活動を開始。2008年青木弘写真事務所設立。現在、中東、アフリカの紛争地を中心に撮影を続けている。日本国内では神奈川県相模原市日本酒造蔵元久保田酒造にて酒造りと蔵人、また青森県大間市にてマグロ一本釣り漁師に密着。個展、写真集、雑誌などで作品を発表、またイベントや講演会などにて幅広く活動中。現在、新たにアフリカの平和支援のための「PEACEis___プロジェクト」を立ち上げ精力的に活動をしている。ニコンweb CMやサンディスクCMに出演中。サイト内ブログ戦場取材記も好評中。
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Over the thirteen-year his career photographed many of recent history's defining human rights and conflict issues. Aoki's work reflects his belief in photojournalism's role as an instrument of witness and memory to incite change, and the necessity of telling the stories of people who are rendered powerless to tell their own. Aoki's work takes the viewer to the limits of human despair, dignity, suffering and hope. His images are relevant to us all, because they form a chronicle of the time in which we live, but at times do not dare to recognize. Aoki has received awards from the Japanese photography industry and his works collected in a museum and some galleries. Aoki's work has been widely exhibited, and has been showed by some books. In 2012, Aoki released “HEAL AFRICA”(TOSEI publishing Co., Ltd), It telling about human despair, dignity, suffering and hope in Africa including Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Chad etc. Need to share the necessity of telling the stories of people who are powerless. Aoki believe that his works to change the world. Aoki has been started a project “PEACEis___” to contribute to the society from 2017. It is fusion of art and the journalism. For the purpose art and journalism perform collaboration and associate with society deeply. He lives Yokohama, Japan with his wife. Hiroshi Aoki works as a freelancer on both commercial as journalistic projects. He is based in Japan.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
- 2019 “JYUHEISEN” Gallery Tosei , Tokyo, Japan
- 2018 "Pornograffitti" Onishi Gallery, New York, U.S.A
- 2018 “Conflict Diamonds” Kyoto Museum of Photography, Kyoto, Japan
- 2017 “NAKED vs NUDE” The Hive Art Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A
- 2016 "LA-Mojito” The Hive Art Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A
- 2012 "Arab Spring ~Libya Revolution~" Nikon Salon, Tokyo, Japan
- 2010 FotoFreo2010 The City of Fremantle Photographic Festival Perth, Australia
- 2007~10 Photographs by the next Generation: Young Portfolio Acquisitions Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Yamanashi,Japan
COLLECTION:
- Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts Yamanashi, Japan
- Photo Gallery ARTisan Tokyo, Japan
- Kyoto Museum of Photography Kyoto, Japan
BOOKS:
- 2012 HEAL AFRICA (TOSEI publishing Co., Ltd)
- 2016 La Mojito: Cuba the Shangri-la, Kindle Edition (Photo Gallery Artisan)